Meet the world’s animals.

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• Bastard big-footed mouse Macrotarsomys bastardi

  

  The bastard big-footed mouse is a small rodent of southern and western Madagascar's dry habitats. It rests in a burrow by day and searches for plant foods at night.

• Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops

  

  The Red-headed Quelea lives around wetlands and damp grassland; breeding males stand out with red heads.

• Black Spider Monkey Ateles paniscus

  

  The black spider monkey moves through the canopy with its long arms and tail. Fruit is its main food, with other plant foods added when fruit is scarce.

• Ruwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni

  

  This turaco occurs in montane forest along the Albertine Rift in East Africa. Its green and violet-blue body contrasts with red flight feathers, and it mainly eats fruit.

• Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys castanops

  

  The yellow-faced pocket gopher is a burrowing rodent of the southern United States and northern Mexico. It carries food in its cheek pouches.

• Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris

  

  The Chestnut Rail is a large, ground-dwelling rail of mangroves that eats crabs. Different plumage forms have been reported in northern Australia.

• Central American Rufous Tree-rat Diplomys labilis

  An arboreal spiny rat recorded in Central America. It is active at night and uses tree cavities as resting places.

• Taiwan Barwing Actinodura morrisoniana

  The Taiwan Barwing is endemic to Taiwan and lives in broadleaf and mixed forests at about 1,300–2,500 m.

• Gray Mouse Opossum Tlacuatzin canescens

  This small opossum lives in Mexico. It is nocturnal and eats mainly insects, along with fruit and small animals.

• Eungella Honeyeater Bolemoreus hindwoodi

  The Eungella Honeyeater is restricted to a small area of rainforest around the Clarke Range. A five-site study in 2019-2020 recorded it feeding on many kinds of flowers and fruits.

• Philippine Brown Deer Rusa marianna

  This deer lives in the Philippines, including mountain and mossy forests. Young animals have pale spots on their backs and sides.

• White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda

  The White-tailed Blue Flycatcher is an African flycatcher that may fan its long tail. It joins mixed-species feeding flocks in forests and miombo.

• Common Genet Genetta genetta

  The common genet is a small African mammal with dark spots and a banded tail; it is active at night.

• Western Corella Cacatua pastinator

  This white cockatoo is native only to Western Australia. Its subspecies occupy different areas within the state.

• Prince Bernhard's titi Plecturocebus bernhardi

  Prince Bernhard's titi is a small monkey studied in forest in Rondônia, Brazil. Groups of two to four were observed at one remnant, and sampled animals had continuous orange fur across the chest and limbs.

• Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta

  The Atlantic Petrel breeds on South Atlantic islands and spends the non-breeding season at sea. A study of birds at sea found cephalopods such as squid among their main foods.

• Peale's Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops aurispinosus

  Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is a Central and South American bat whose fur is usually dark brown but varies in shade. Its biology and distribution remain poorly known.

• Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli

  The Royal Penguin breeds on Macquarie Island and nearby islets. Its pale face and yellow crest that meets over the forehead are distinctive.

• Red-bellied Lemur Eulemur rubriventer

  The red-bellied lemur is a diurnal lemur whose facial and belly markings differ between males and females. It eats fruit, flowers, and leaves in eastern Madagascar’s rainforests.

• White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis

  It has blue-grey upperparts, a short tail, and orange-tinged underparts. The white on the tail can be difficult to see.

• Indian Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus collaris

  This hedgehog has large ears, a pointed muzzle, and short spines. It is nocturnal and digs burrows.

• Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca

  This large mockingbird occurs in open woodland and scrub in Chile. Its long tail, white eyebrow, and dark facial stripe are conspicuous, and it eats insects and fruit. A breeding study in central Chile recorded cup nests built from thorny sticks.

• Congo Rope Squirrel Funisciurus congicus

  This diurnal squirrel of central and southern Africa is marked by a broad pale stripe along each side.

• Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides

  This small flycatcher is about 14–15 cm long. Males have blue throats and upperparts with an orange breast; females have brown upperparts and a rufous tail. It uses dense undergrowth in hill forests.